SynthesisPloS one2013
Prevalence of PTSD in Survivors of Stroke and Transient Ischemic Attack: A Meta-Analytic Review.
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76 citing papers in PubMed, 12 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 154 citations in OpenAlex.
- Efficacy of interventions for posttraumatic stress disorder symptoms induced by traumatic medical events: a systematic review.Health psychology review · 2025Pooled it
- Associations between posttraumatic stress and stroke: A systematic review and meta-analysis.Journal of traumatic stress · 2023Pooled it
- Contributing Factors and Induced Outcomes of Psychological Stress Response in Stroke Survivors: A Systematic Review.Frontiers in neurology · 2022Pooled it
- Prevalence of post-traumatic stress symptoms among people influenced by coronavirus disease 2019 outbreak: A meta-analysis.European psychiatry : the journal of the Association of European Psychiatrists · 2021Pooled it
- Infectious Disease Outbreak and Post-Traumatic Stress Symptoms: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Frontiers in psychology · 2021Pooled it
- Neuropsychological Impact of Trauma-Related Mental Illnesses: A Systematic Review of Clinically Meaningful Results.Neuropsychology review · 2020Pooled it
- Interventions for posttraumatic stress disorder symptoms induced by medical events: A systematic review.Journal of psychosomatic research · 2020Pooled it
- Incidence and Prevalence of Chronic Inflammatory Demyelinating Polyradiculoneuropathy: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Neuroepidemiology · 2019Pooled it
- Prevalence of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder among Children and Adolescents following Road Traffic Accidents: A Meta-Analysis.Canadian journal of psychiatry. Revue canadienne de psychiatrie · 2018Pooled it
- Prevalence of posttraumatic stress disorder among road traffic accident survivors: A PRISMA-compliant meta-analysis.Medicine · 2018Pooled it
- The incidence of post-traumatic stress disorder among survivors after earthquakes:a systematic review and meta-analysis.BMC psychiatry · 2016Pooled it
- Posttraumatic stress disorder and risk for coronary heart disease: a meta-analytic review.American heart journal · 2013Pooled it
- Distress dynamics in patient and partner dyads early after stroke/transient ischemic attack: A pilot feasibility study.Families, systems & health : the journal of collaborative family healthcare · 2026Observational
- High prevalence of posttraumatic stress disorder in survivors of aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage: a 6-month follow-up screening study.Acta neurologica Belgica · 2026Review
- Long-term mental health and quality of life in patients after cervical artery dissection.Frontiers in neurology · 2026Article
- Post-traumatic amnesia is associated with increased arousal and reactivity symptoms following acquired brain injury.Frontiers in cognition · 2026Article
- Posttraumatic stress disorder and associated factors among stroke survivors in Northwest Ethiopia.Discover mental health · 2025Article
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- Mental health disorders and their impact on cardiovascular health disparities.The Lancet regional health. Europe · 2025Review
- Development of a codebook for the narrative analysis of in-hospital trauma interviews of patients following stroke.Journal of traumatic stress · 2025Article
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Abstract
background and purposePosttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is common in survivors of acute life-threatening illness, but little is known about the burden of PTSD in survivors of stroke and transient ischemic attack (TIA). This study estimated the prevalence of stroke or TIA-induced posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) using systematic review and meta-analysis.
methodsPotentially relevant peer-reviewed journal articles were identified by searching the Ovid MEDLINE, PsycINFO, PILOTS Database, The Cochrane Library and Scopus from inception to January 2013; all searches were conducted on January 31, 2013. Observational cohort studies that assessed PTSD with specific reference to a stroke or TIA that occurred at least 1 month prior to the PTSD assessment were included. PTSD rates and characteristics of the study and sample were abstracted from all included studies. The coding of all articles included demographics, sample size, study country, and method and timing of PTSD assessment.
resultsNine studies (N = 1,138) met our inclusion criteria. PTSD rates varied significantly across studies by timing of PTSD assessment (i.e., within 1 year of stroke/TIA versus greater than 1 year post-stroke/TIA; 55% of heterogeneity explained; Q 1 = 10.30; P = .001). Using a random effects model, the estimated rate of PTSD following stroke or TIA was 23% (95% CI, 16%-33%) within 1 year of the stroke or TIA and 11% (95% CI, 8%-14%) after 1 year.
conclusionsAlthough PTSD is commonly thought to be triggered by external events such as combat or sexual assault, these results suggest that 1 in 4 stroke or TIA survivors develop significant PTSD symptoms due to the stroke or TIA. Screening for PTSD in a large population-based prospective cohort study with cardiovascular outcome assessments is needed to yield definitive prevalence, and determine whether stroke or TIA-induced PTSD is a risk factor for subsequent cardiovascular events or mortality.
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